Ann Frier

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Name: Ann Frier
Date registered: May 30, 2009
URL: http://

Latest posts

  1. The Charitable Atheist — October 24, 2009
  2. In God We Trust? – Part 2 — August 22, 2009
  3. In God We Trust? – Part 1 — August 20, 2009
  4. Free Speech Matters — June 24, 2009
  5. God, The Bible, and the Constitution — May 31, 2009

Most commented posts

  1. Free Speech Matters — 3 comments
  2. In God We Trust? – Part 2 — 2 comments
  3. The Charitable Atheist — 2 comments
  4. In God We Trust? – Part 1 — 1 comment

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Oct
24

The Charitable Atheist

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Most people don’t have to think very hard to come up with organizations they believe are compassionate and moral. Churches and faith-based organizations usually come to mind. It’s a misconception, however, that “religion” is the only measure of morality and that only religious people do good work. There are also many secular/atheist charitable organizations in …

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Tags: atheism, freethought, morality, nonbelief

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Aug
22

In God We Trust? – Part 2

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Let us suppose that the government is entirely at one with the people, and never thinks of exerting any power of coercion unless in agreement with what it conceives to be their voice. But I deny the right of the people to exercise such coercion, either by themselves or by their government. The power itself …

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Tags: church and state, government

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Aug
20

In God We Trust? – Part 1

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In God We Trust

In Everson v. Board of Education (1947), the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision written by Justice Black, held: The ‘establishment of religion’ clause of the First Amendment means at least this: Neither the state nor the Federal Government can set up a church. Neither can pass laws which aid one religion, aid all religions, …

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Tags: church and state, education, government

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Jun
24

Free Speech Matters

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In the news recently, Governor Sarah Palin was extremely upset about a joke David Letterman told about her daughter being “knocked-up” by a Yankees baseball player. Admittedly it was in very poor taste, as Letterman himself agreed. It has been suggested that Gov. Palin was protecting her child, which is understandable if that was, in …

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Tags: free speech, freedom of speech

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May
31

God, The Bible, and the Constitution

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In the 2008 presidential campaign, Republican candidate Mike Huckabee, who is a Baptist minister, stated “I have opponents in this race who do not want to change the Constitution, but I believe it’s a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living God. And that’s what …

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Tags: Bible, christianity, church and state

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